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pant for sth
表示强烈渴望，通常接抽象名词。
She was panting for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
喘气；喘息
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喘气；喘息
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, especially after exercise or from excitement.
She was panting for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
气喘吁吁；急促呼吸
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
热切渴望
To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
(心脏)剧烈跳动；心悸
Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.
叹息；悸动；凋萎
To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
pant
Base
原形
pants
3rd person
第三人称单数
panting
-ing
现在分词
panted
Past
过去式
panted
Past participle
过去分词
He pants heavily after running.
他跑步后喘着粗气。
She is panting from the climb.
她因为爬山而气喘吁吁。
They panted with exhaustion after the race.
比赛后他们累得喘不过气来。
表示急促呼吸，常用于运动后
After running up the stairs, he stood there panting heavily.
跑上楼梯后，他站在那里大口喘气。
The stray dog panted for water under the hot sun.
那只流浪狗在烈日下渴望着水。
"I... can't... go on," she panted, leaning against the wall.
“我……不行了……，”她气喘吁吁地说着，靠在墙上。
表示强烈渴望，通常接抽象名词。
She was panting for a chance to prove herself.
她渴望有机会证明自己。
固定搭配，指因运动而喘不过气。
After the sprint, he was panting for breath.
冲刺后，他气喘吁吁。
表示气喘吁吁地说出某事。
He panted out his message between gasps.
他上气不接下气地说出了口信。
常接表示状态的名词，如excitement, exertion。
The dog was panting with excitement.
狗兴奋地喘着气。
Not this
He was panting for air after the race.
Use this
He was panting after the race.
动词pant表示急促喘气时是不及物动词，不能接介词for；pant for表示极度渴望，意思不同。
Not this
I have a pant in my chest.
Use this
I am panting.
pant是动词，不能用作可数名词表示一阵喘息；应用动词形式或使用其他表达如shortness of breath。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
喘不过气来，大口喘气
After the long climb, he stopped to pant for breath.
长途攀登后，他停下来大口喘气。
喘着粗气
She was panting heavily after the sprint.
短跑后她喘着粗气。
兴奋得直喘气
The dog was panting with excitement at the sight of its owner.
狗一看到主人就兴奋得直喘气。
渴望得到某物
He was panting for a chance to prove himself.
他渴望得到一个证明自己的机会。
像狗一样气喘吁吁
He ran until he was panting like a dog.
他一直跑到像狗一样气喘吁吁。
渴望某物
After months of boring work, he was panting for a challenge.
在做了几个月无聊的工作后，他渴望迎接挑战。
气喘吁吁
She was puffing and panting after running up the stairs.
她跑上楼梯后气喘吁吁。
如鹿切慕溪水，我的心也切慕你，我的神。
This famous verse from Psalm 42 (NIV) uses 'pants' to express a deep, desperate longing for God, and inspired the well-known hymn 'As the Deer'.
这节出自诗篇42篇（新国际版）的名句用 pants 表达对上帝深切而渴望的仰慕，并启发了著名赞美诗《如鹿切慕溪水》。
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pant像“盼”加个t：跑完步大口喘气，心里盼着休息。记住pant=喘气，也引申为渴望。
语域：mixed 常见场景：after physical exertion、during strong emotion、in literary or formal writing 作动词时，pant 通常指运动后或情绪激动时急促呼吸，属中性用法；而表达“渴望”或“（心脏）悸动”的引申义多用于文学或较正式的表达，因此整体语域可视为混合。
当表示'渴望'时，常接介词for。
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